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Australian dollar recovers from dip below parity
August 8th, 2011
AFTER falling below parity for the first time since March, the Australian dollar recovered over two US cents in afternoon trade to push back above one US dollar More...
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Australian sharemarket slips 3.7 per cent on global stocks carnage
August 8th, 2011
AUSTRALIAN stocks plunged 3.7 percent in early trade today following sharemarket carnage in the United States and Europe overnight. More...
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Gold price races past $us1700 an ounce
August 7th, 2011
The price of gold has surged passed $US1700 on the back of the US downgrade More...
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Rates on hold again at 4.75pc
August 1st, 2011
THE Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the official interest rate on hold, citing the "acute sense of uncertainty in global financial markets in recent weeks" for its decision. More...